17 Rare Historical Photographs You Must Check Out!

American Patrons Smoking Opium in an Opium Den, Chinatown, New York
American Patrons Smoking Opium in an Opium Den, Chinatown, New York, 1925


American soldiers in the Pacific listen impassively to radio reports of Victory in Europe Day on May 8, 1945
American soldiers in the Pacific listen impassively to radio reports of Victory in Europe Day on May 8, 1945


Astronaut chimpanzee, Ham, gets an apple after his first successful flight into space
Astronaut chimpanzee, Ham, gets an apple after his first successful flight into space


British soldiers liberated from a Japanese POW camp in Sumatra
British soldiers liberated from a Japanese POW camp in Sumatra


During the evacuation of Saigon, at least 45 UH-1 Huey’s were pushed overboard from US aircraft carriers to make room for others
During the evacuation of Saigon, at least 45 UH-1 Huey’s were pushed overboard from US aircraft carriers to make room for others


End of Prohibition (1933)
End of Prohibition (1933)


Ernest Hemingway at a bar in Havana
Ernest Hemingway at a bar in Havana


Ernest Hemingway with a Shotgun, Circa 1950
Ernest Hemingway with a Shotgun, Circa 1950


Food taken up on the Mercury and Gemini missions, 1961-1966
Food taken up on the Mercury and Gemini missions, 1961-1966